A weekly newspaper reporter has raised more than £300 for a local charity raising funds to build a children’s hospice after completing a half marathon.

Richard Cutcher, a reporter at the Royal Borough Observer, took part in the Windsor Half Marathon earlier this month to raise money for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service.

He raised £325 by carrying out the run, which he completed in just under two hours.

Richard decided to carry out the run to support a team led by Fiona Devine, who set up the charity with husband John after the death of their eight-year-old son Alexander from a brain tumour in 2006, with it raising £1.5m so far towards Berkshire’s first children’s hospice.

Richard Cutcher with Fiona Devine

Said Richard: “When I heard Fiona was running the half marathon to raise money for her son’s charity, I was inspired to join her and her team.

“It is a tough course and very hilly, but I really enjoyed the day and I was pretty happy with my time by the end. I received a lot of support from my editor Sally Stevens who covered the event editorially for me so I could just concentrate on the race. That was much appreciated.

“The run was a great way to help raise the profile of Alexander Devine across all our titles and my colleagues and contacts across the Windsor and Maidenhead community were very generous in donating.”

Richard can be sponsored by clicking here.